Artist/Maker
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
Microscope in case with accessories
1885-1920
Place madeRochester, New York, United States, North America
Maple, brass, glass, other metal
Overall (microscope): 11 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. (27.9 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm)
Container (case): 14 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (36.2 × 22.2 × 17.1 cm)
Container (case): 14 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (36.2 × 22.2 × 17.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. F. Maurice Newton
1948.483
DescriptionBrass and black enameled metal microscope (a) in rectangular maple case (b) with hinged front door with lock and key and metal handle on top. Various accessories (key, body tube, eyepiece, diaphragm, magnifier, scalpel, two forceps, glass slide in box, pulley, and four small parts including: a screw, a gasket, a fabric washer, and an unidentified metal part) stored in small drawer in proper right top corner of case, and chart with printed instructions tacked to inside of door.MarkingsStamped on brass plate affixed to top of microscope: "PAT. OCT. 3, 1876. / PAT. OCT. 13, 1885."
ClassificationsSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Shepard & Dudley
ca. 1888-1894
2019.10a-r
